Milk & Egg Allergy

M., my son was diagnosed with egg, soy, and peanut right around this time too, and I dont know aoubt you but i was shocked, and feeling like 'ok what the heck will he be able to eat now?!" (neither my husband or I have any allergies) i looked around a lot and found of good info at foodallergy.org. you can subscribe to their newsletter and it has in the latest research and bills that the organization may be trying to pass and like 6 or more recipes that are allergy free!!! I have used many recipes and they are really good. Also I went to Squeakers in BG and bought a box of egg replacer, kind of expensive, but well worth it.if i can help in any other way, or maybe want to swap recipes let me know, C.
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I have a friend who is a vegan - and the cake thing is simple... you just need to buy a box of "egg replacer" - they'll usually have it in the specialty section of the store & you can make a normal box cake with it instead of using eggs & you would never be able to tell the difference. I've used it for many cakes & my husband who is anti everything weird can never tell.

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I hope this website is still up and running, because it is a great one...try it..vegweb.com. They have vegan recipies, so that means no milk or eggs in their recipies. They have a huge database and also they allow their members to rate the recipies and add comments, so you can see which ones are well liked, and get tips on how to improve on the original recipie. I have many food allergies, so I have used vegweb for quite a few things, and I have always been very pleased. They even have things like fake cheesecake recipies, cookies, etc. I even have a choc. chip cookie recipie I posted on there myself. I have found that soysilk (plain) is a good substitute for cereal milk. Some of the fake yogurts, cream cheeses and so forth, you will more than likely have to get at a specialty shop such as Mustard Seed in Montrose. Watch out for fake cheeses though..many still contain milk proteins...and the ones that dont, well, they taste horrible, at least imo. But the fake ice creams, yogurts, cream cheeses are pretty good and the fake sour cream doesnt taste good by itself, but it works well in recipies that call for sour cream. Be careful when eating out or letting your child buy lunch at school..milk and eggs are in everything. Be a label reader. Most fast food places have an online site where you can find out if milk or eggs are in their products. There is also a place here in ohio, and you can either drive there, or order online and have shipped, chocolate that they make that has no milk or eggs and its pretty good. The name is Chocolate Emporium :)

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Hi M.,

My daughter was diagnosed with milk, egg and peanut allergy at 8 months old. It feels overwhelming at first but you will find things for her to eat. As for the cake, Cherrybrook Kitchen makes a cake mix, icing, cookies, etc. that are milk, egg and peanut free. You should be able to find it at Giant Eagle or Heinens. Their website is www.cherrybrookkitchen.com if you want to check it out. I won't guarantee it tastes like Betty Crockers cake mix but you will know it is safe for her. Also, I went to Wild Oats Market 27249 Chagrin Blvd. Woodmere, OH 44122 Phone: ###-###-####. I told them what allergies my daughter had and the one gentlemen took me around the store and helped me shop for age appropriate foods for her. ASK for help, it is out there. I don't remember all the products we purchased at the time because my daughter is now 2 1/2 yrs old and has grown out of both her egg and milk allergy. Now we just have to watch out for the peanuts. One item we did buy at Wild Oats was Barbara's mashed potates. They were just potatoes flakes and you could add margarine and soy milk (if those are ok for your daughter). Cherrybrook Kitchen also makes a pancake mix that we used all the time. I hope all the feedback you received helps out. Good luck!!

L.

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You could make a "coke" cake ... a chocolate cake mix with one 12 oz can of coke mixed in, nothing more ... you bake it as normal. It tastes different, but it's really good. I've heard others using Sprite with yellow/white mixes or orange soda for orange cream cake, etc.

Good luck! That is a tough allergy to deal with.

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I have a friend who's daughter is alergic to eggs. For her birthday cakes she makes rice crispy treat cakes, rice cripsy treats molded into shapes. The older kids love them becuse they are so differant than everyone elses. Not sure how appropriate that is for a 1 year old though. You can also do some alternative, like a nemo or rainbow fish theam and make little fish bowls with jellow and gummy fish, she would be able to eat those. Make sure you get all your facts about egg subs. some still contain the ingrediant that she is alergit to, some do not.

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